Production sports car Lexus LF-A may begin in the fall of 2008, according to Edmunds.com. The car was developed by Toyota, which owns the brand Lexus, and first shown to the public at the Tokyo motor show.When designing machines are widely used experience team Toyota in Formula 1. The car will receive a five-liter V10 engine, with a capacity of 500 horsepower and robotic gearbox. Maximum speed double rear-wheel drive car will exceed 320 kilometers per hour.It is expected that the main competitor to the Lexus LF-A will be the new Honda NSX, which will appear in 2009. Despite the fact that this year the rules of Formula 1 involves the use of V8 engines, both cars will get the V10 engines - this scheme was used on balido past seasons.According to some estimates the cost of the new Lexus will be approximately 170 thousand dollars. If the information is confirmed, the LF-A will be the most expensive car in the model range of the company.The ribbon.ru09.03.2006. Читать полностью -->

A car with an open cockpit is the successor to the racing team BMW 40sThe exhibition exclusive hire London Salon Prive will premiere luxury Veritas RS III . A car with an open cockpit is the successor to the racing team BMW 40sContinuity with BMW is expressed primarily in the motor-car may be equipped with one of two engines of the line M - 480-horsepower V8 or 600-horsepower V10. Up to 96 km/h (60 mph) Veritas accelerates for 3 seconds.The results will be released 50 copies Veritas RS III , each costing 375 000 dollars.In addition to the Veritas RS III at London's Salon Prive will be local premiere luxury Morgan Aero Super Sport and Aston Martin One-77carclub.ru15.05.2009. . . . Читать полностью -->

German manufacturer of motorhome Hymer AG can open its own production in Russia. This was reported by Hans Baier (Hans Bayer), CEO of ITM GmbH - the official distributor of products Hymer on the territory of the Russian Federation. However, according to the newspaper Vedomosti, citing the Agency "Prime-TASS", the timing and amount of investment in construction until he called.At the same time Bayer explained that the creation of car Assembly plants in Russia is possible only with annual sales in thousands of units. However, in 2007 Hymer AG sold in Russia only 200 motorhomes and caravans, the plans for 2008 - 500 units.Tuesday 1 April in an interview with the magazine Sales Business head of the Russian representative office of Hymer AG Oksana Misnikov noted that the head of the German concern Hans-jГјrgen Borchert talked about the possibility of establishing a Russian production of motor homes in 2007, during his visit to Russia. "I predict that the plant will open in four to five years, not later," said Mrs. Misnikov. Читать полностью -->

Most likely, the future BMW X4 will share the platform with the X3 crossover.BMW started developing younger brother crossover-coupe X6.The test model looks like a station wagon 3-series, but most likely, the future BMW X4 will share the platform with the X3 crossover.Expected to premiere crossover-coupe BMW X4 will be held in 2010.carclub.ru08.08.2007. . . . . . Читать полностью -->

Volzhsky automobile plant began production of the Lada Kalina with a new option - conditioning. As stated in the official message of "AVTOVAZ" in April of this year it is planned to collect 50 of these machines, most of which will go on sale, and the rest will be designed to test and test drives at dealerships.Cars Lada Kalina with the new option will be equipped with refrigerating machine Panasonic, as well as automatic climate control and a more efficient radiator of system of cooling of the engine. According to representatives of the Volga automobile plant, air conditioning Kalina capable of "high-precision temperature and has already passed all the necessary laboratory and road tests.The climate system can be ordered as an option in ten different configurations Kalina. Note that only AVTOVAZ plans to produce Kalina 68 versions of the equipment.auto.lenta.ru11.04.2008. . . Читать полностью -->

Coupe-cabriolet Volkswagen `lit up` on tests. This development concept Concept C, shown last year at the Geneva motor show. The production of new products will begin in Portugal in the first quarter of next year. A car with a folding metal roof will occupy a niche between the models of the Golf and Passat. Its approximate price in Europe is $30 thousand //WorldCarFans01.07.2005. . Читать полностью -->

English company AU-MY has developed a very fun accessory for motorists. It consists of a small display, which should be mounted on the rear window of the car. And the display driver may wish (using the remote control) to display some `messages` fun `emoticons` with a smiling or sad `faces` or even text messages, for example, `thank you`.The price of the new device, which sends drivers message is about $20. Moreover, it is now possible to buy on the Internet - the company guarantees that the person will receive the device within 10 days.avtorinok.ru25.07.2006. . . Читать полностью -->

The highest officials of the country explained the change management team "AVTOVAZ", "pre-crisis" state enterprise. But as far as this picture is close to the truth, investors became obvious only yesterday: the company's net profit under RAS for the past year fell four times, and the fourth quarter and had become unprofitable. This indicator shocked the market.According to the official commentary of the plant, the fall in profit is due to increased cost of production. Unofficially the company by reason of falling profit called the unprecedented growth of administrative expenses of a new team of managers of the plant, came to the factory of "Rosoboronexport" in the autumn of last year, says "Kommersant".The plant's net profit for 2005 amounted to $ 1.4 billion. Other financial indicators the plant was not disclosed, but this is the only figure we can understand that at AVTOVAZ was going wrong.By the end of trading on Thursday, shares of the Vase fell by 8.3%. The last time the shares of the plant fell stronger only 27 October 2003, when down after the arrest of Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky walked the whole market. Читать полностью -->